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Europe leads mobile viewing market

Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and specialist in video publishing, analytics and monetisation, has released its Q3 2015 Global Video Index, showing mobile video consumption in Europe hit 53 per cent of all online video plays in the region, surpassing the global trend of 45 per cent in Q3 2015. The trend indicates particular regions are […]

December 10, 2015

UK government lauds portability proposals

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Business Secretary Sajid Javid have welcomed European Commission proposals which mean that UK consumers will be able to access digital subscriptions when travelling in other EU countries. For the first time, UK consumers will be able to access digital subscriptions such as Netflix when travelling in other EU countries, […]

December 10, 2015By Colin Mann

EC proposes cross-border content portability

Delivering on its Digital Single Market strategy, the European Commission has presented a  proposal to allow Europeans to travel with their online content and an action to modernise EU copyright rules, which it says makes them fit for the digital age. At present, Europeans travelling within the EU may be cut off from online services […]

December 9, 2015By Colin Mann

63% of pay-TV users are ‘cord-cheaters’

Digitalsmiths, a TiVo company and a specialist in personalised content discovery technology has released the 12th edition of its quarterly Video Trends Report covering key topics across pay-TV, VoD, PPV, OTT, TV Everywhere, connected devices, and content discovery. Digitalsmiths’ surveys seek real consumer opinions to

December 2, 2015

Sky Go on Amazon Fire tablets

Sky TV customers can now watch any of the festive TV schedule from Sky with their Amazon Fire tablets on Sky Go this December. Luke Bradley-Jones, Sky’s Director of TV Products, commented: “It’s brilliant that Amazon Fire tablets are now compatible with Sky Go in time for the great line up of TV this December. […]

December 1, 2015

France: 37% watch TV online

The Electronic communications and postal regulatory authority (ARCEP) and the General economic council, CGE (Conseil général de l’économie) have published the results of the annual survey on the adoption and use of information and communication technologies in France. Carried out in June 2015

November 27, 2015

JetBlue offers unlimited Amazon entertainment

US airline JetBlue has confirmed that unlimited streaming entertainment on Amazon Video is available beginning this week on over 150 JetBlue aircraft equipped with free Fly-Fi broadband Internet, just in time to entertain travellers during the holiday travel season. Fly-Fi Internet connectivity is currently available only over the contiguous US. Amazon Prime members can sign-in […]

November 25, 2015

Windows tablet shipments to hit 49m units in 2019

It has been a bumpy road for Windows Tablets but 2015 proved to be the year that Microsoft and its partner OEMs finally got Tablets right, according to a report from Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies (TTS) service. Windows Tablet shipments have already increased at a 58 per cent annual rate in the first […]

November 24, 2015

Binge On to drive subs to T-Mobile US

With Un-carrier X offering double the LTE data plus its new zero-rated video streaming service Binge On for no extra fees, T-Mobile US is set to maintain its Un-carrier momentum and gain market share in Q4 as it puts pressure on the pricing approaches of its rivals, according to Strategy Analytics. Through its Un-carrier initiative, […]

November 20, 2015

Industry bodies launch screen entertainment guide

The British Video Association (BVA) and the pro-copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness have launched The Guide to Screen Entertainment, an online guide designed to equip consumers with the knowledge they need to navigate new and emerging entertainment formats with confidence. Created as a direct response to insight from recent BVA […]

November 20, 2015By Colin Mann